De Tike

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

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Location in Smallingerland municipality

53°9′7″N 6°2′13″E / 53.15194°N 6.03694°E / 53.15194; 6.03694Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

SmallingerlandArea

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• Total3.30 km² (1.27 sq mi)Elevation

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0.2 m (0.7 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total335 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Postal code

9219^[1]

Dialing code0512

De Tike is a small village in Smallingerland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 311 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1541 as Teeckeveen, and means "raised bog with ticks".^[4] De Tike developed on a clay ridge during the peat excavation of the region in the 17th century.^[5]^[6] After the peat was removed, the land turned into heath which was cultivated in the early 20th century. De Tike never had a church, however the village house was used for religious ceremonies as well.^[6]

De Tike was home to 277 people in 1840.^[6] It used to be a hamlet under Opeinde. In 1953, it was elevated to village, and later physically separated from Opeinde by the construction of the N31 expressway.^[5]

Gallery

Farm in De Tike
Little harbour
Peat excavation hut (1962)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9219VH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
^ "Tike - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "De Tike". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "De Tike". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.